Many performing and fine art
venues schedule performances each year that have special appeal to senior audiences. The links and telephone numbers listed
here can provide specifics and more information about upcoming events.
Alabama Ballet
www.alabamaballet.org
205-322-4300
2726 1st Ave. South, Birmingham, AL 35233
A professional ballet company and thriving ballet
school performing the classics and beyond. Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame
www.jazzhall.com205-254-2731
Also known as the Carver Theater
1631 4th Ave. North, Birmingham, AL 35203
A popular
location for concerts and plays.
Alabama Operaworks 205-326-0863
Housed at the historic Virginia Samford Theatre
1116 26th Street South, Birmingham, AL 35205
A regional opera company that specializes in contemporary one-act operas.
Alabama
Shakespeare Festival
The sixth
largest Shakespeare festival in the world.
1 Festival Drive,
Montgomery, AL 36117
Operating year-round
with 14 productions annually, including the works
of William Shakespeare and classics by playwrights such as George
Bernard Shaw, Tennessee Williams, Thornton Wilder, and Eugene O'Neill.
Alabama Symphony Orchestra
Quality concerts of varying styles and some of the finest guest artists of the day. Performing some of
the world’s most treasured musical masterpieces as well as exciting new works.
Alabama Theatre "Showplace of the South" www.alabamatheatre.com205-251-0418
1817 Third Avenue North, Birmingham, AL 35203
Concerts, Summer and Holiday classic film series,
and more. A phonic ear system for the hearing-impaired is available.
Alys Stephens Center
1200
10th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35294
A diverse lineup of artistic
live performances.
Birmingham
Ballet
2198 Columbiana Road, Suite 100, Birmingham, AL 35216
Professionally-produced
family entertainment and a training ground for talented aspiring youth.
Birmingham Boy's Choir
Conducting two major free concerts per year consisting of sacred and secular music, and
performing regularly for churches, schools, and other organizations throughout the Birmingham area.
Birmingham Broadway
Series
2805 6th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35233
Top-notch touring productions direct from Broadway.
Birmingham Children's Theatre
www.bct123.org205-458-8181
2130 Richard Arrington Jr Boulevard, Birmingham, AL 35203
One of the largest professional
theatres for youth in America, with 7 to 8 shows every season. Grandparents will enjoy sharing these educational and entertaining
productions with the grandkids.
Birmingham Festival Theatre
www.bftonline.org205-933-2383
1901 -1/2 11th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35205
Producing quality contemporary and classic
theatre since 1972.
Birmingham Music Club
www.bhammusicclub.org205-252-7548
Performances at partner organization Alys Stephens Center, featuring artists of national and international
renown.
Birmingham
Museum of Art
More
than 17,000 objects comprises one of the finest collections in the southeast.
Center Stage Productions
www.centerstage-productions.org205-918-0443
A community theatre in Birmingham offering four productions per year including musicals, dramas,
and comedies. Located at the Indian Springs Theater at Indian Springs School (.08 mile east of Interstate 65 at the Highway
119 exit just south of Birmingham
Children's Dance Foundation
205-870-0073
Trains aspiring dancers. Offers extensive educational outreach and two touring performances.
IMAX Dome Theater
www.mcwane.org205-714-8300
Larger that life films offers adventure and educational for all ages. Seniors $7.00 website
Make it Happen
Theater Company
205-836-3991
Multi-cultural touring theatre
group, focusing on African-American Broadway style musicals and drama.
Onyx Agency
205-328-6699
African-American theatre company provides a variety of theatre events: poetry readings, storytelling, and one-woman
and special shows.
Opera Birmingham
www.operabirmingham.org205-322-6737
Opera Birmingham is committed to creating the finest opera productions and preserving the operatic
art form through community-wide education and outreach. Venues include the Alabama Theatre and the Alys Stephens Center. They
strive to develop local and regional talent through competition and exposure to major artists.
The Little Theater
Players
205-254-4303
Birmingham's newest theatre company
at the Virginia Samford Theatre.
Theatre LJCC
www.bhamjcc.org205-879-0411
Located at the Levite Jewish Community Center 3960 Montclair Road, Birmingham, AL. With their theatrical
endeavors of the LJCC, they strive to produce a quality show, where the community feels welcome and has a good time. Check
out their 2003 season schedule.
TNT Terrific New Theatre
205-328-0868
Located in the Dr. Pepper Complex at 2821-A 2nd Ave. South, Birmingham
Celebrating their seventeenth scintillating
season of delightful performances. All shows are at 8:00pm on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights. Thursdays: "pay
what you can" night.
The Seasoned Performers
www.seasonedperformers.org205-978-5095
A senior adult theatre troupe which tours with one act plays and reading programs to audiences of
senior adults and children.
The Virginia Samford Theatre
www.virginiasamfordtheatre.org205-251-1228
1116 South 26th Street, Birmingham, AL
Formerly known as the Clark Theatre, built in 1927.
This unique historic building serves as a performance venue for a variety of performances.
